Beaussais-Vitré
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Beaussais-Vitré (INSEE 79030) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Mellois en Poitou. Population 923 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2013-01-01 from 1 former commune: Vitré (79353). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/79030-beaussais-vitre
Vitality score
Vitality score 24.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 14,821 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE BEAUSSAIS-VITRE). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (RAFHAIRCUT). [4,5]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE BEAUSSAIS-VITRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | RAFHAIRCUT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 990 (2012) → 923 (2023): -6.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 839 (1990) → 923 (2023): 10 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 445, of which 3.6 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Celles-sur-Belle): 5.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Celles-sur-Belle): 5.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Celles-sur-Belle): 5.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Celles-sur-Belle): 6.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Beaussais-Vitré): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CELLES-SUR-BELL weather station, 5.8 km away at 118 m; the village itself is at 145 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MELLE, 6.1 km away at 136 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 901 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CELLES-SUR-BELL, 5.8 km away at 118 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
56 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 132,500 € — 1,004 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Deux-Sèvres is 1,143 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79030/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79030/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79030/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79030/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79061
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79030
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biozat | 03 | 265 km E | 933 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Éloise | 74 | 464 km E | 931 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouilloux | 71 | 348 km E | 946 | 22.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pihem | 62 | 519 km N | 919 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Frières-Faillouël | 02 | 454 km NE | 971 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sauzet | 30 | 429 km SE | 853 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biozat | 03 | 265 km E | 933 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouilloux | 71 | 348 km E | 946 | 22.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sauzet | 30 | 429 km SE | 853 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Frières-Faillouël | 02 | 454 km NE | 971 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Éloise | 74 | 464 km E | 931 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pihem | 62 | 519 km N | 919 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Beaussais-Vitré's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biozat | 03 | 265 km E | 933 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lemps | 07 | 404 km E | 798 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Heurs | 63 | 283 km E | 703 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thurageau | 86 | 61 km NE | 720 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône | 42 | 391 km E | 888 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trois-Palis | 16 | 74 km S | 944 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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